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10 now arrested in shooting of ex-Rwandan general
Category: General. Location: Rwanda. Source: Associated Press Posted by Justin Mensah on Wed, 25th Aug 2010.
Police say they have now arrested 10 men in the shooting of a former Rwandan general exiled in South Africa....read more »
Rwanda detained relative of dissident general
Category: General. Location: Rwanda. Source: Associated Press Posted by Justin Mensah on Mon, 23rd Aug 2010.
Rwanda's military on Monday denied claims that an officer related to a dissident general attacked in South Africa had disappeared, and said that he was being detained at a military facility....read more »
Arrested brother of Rwanda ex-army chief alive
The brother of Rwanda's exiled ex-army chief is alive and well in military prison, the army says, dismissing reports he had disappeared
Lt-Col Rugigana Ngabo was arrested on Friday but his wife said she could find no record of him at any of the military prisons she visited over the weekend....read more »
Lt-Col Rugigana Ngabo was arrested on Friday but his wife said she could find no record of him at any of the military prisons she visited over the weekend....read more »
Rwanda investments double to $1.6 bln in 2009: government
Category: Business. Location: Rwanda. Source: Reuters Posted by Justin Mensah on Mon, 23rd Aug 2010.
Investment in Rwanda doubled to $1.6 billion in 2009, a year after the tiny central African country was named top global business reformer by the World Bank, a government official said on Monday....read more »
Kigali -- from sleepy backwater to African Singapore
Rwanda's capital is changing from a sleepy backwater where most things closed at 9:00 pm to a future Singapore with gleaming office blocks and all-night shopping.
Ten years ago, ordering a coffee got you an imported tin of the worst kind of Nescafe accompanied by a pot of powdered milk. Now you can choose from expresso, macchiato or mocha from home-grown beans and the milk comes frothing out of a steamer....read more »
Ten years ago, ordering a coffee got you an imported tin of the worst kind of Nescafe accompanied by a pot of powdered milk. Now you can choose from expresso, macchiato or mocha from home-grown beans and the milk comes frothing out of a steamer....read more »
US concerned over results of Rwanda vote
The United States is "concerned" about human rights violations that occurred before recent presidential elections in Rwanda, the White House has said.
US officials noted that, according to Rwanda's National Electoral Commission, President Paul Kagame was re-elected to a seven-year term by about 93 percent of the vote in the August 9 election....read more »
US officials noted that, according to Rwanda's National Electoral Commission, President Paul Kagame was re-elected to a seven-year term by about 93 percent of the vote in the August 9 election....read more »
Suspect confesses to Rwanda grenade blast, police
A Rwandan confessed to throwing a grenade in the capital Kigali which killed two people on Wednesday when results showed that President Paul Kagame won re-election by a landslide, police said....read more »
US expresses concern about Rwanda election
The United States expressed concern on Friday about "disturbing events" surrounding this week's presidential election in Rwanda in which incumbent Paul Kagame drew 93 percent of the votes....read more »
Rwanda opposition urges world to reject poll result
A Rwandan opposition leader called Thursday on the international community, which provides half of the country's budget, to reject President Paul Kagame's re-election.
Victoire Ingabire, who heads the United Democratic Forces (UDF), had announced her intention to run in the August 9 poll but saw her party's registration rejected....read more »
Victoire Ingabire, who heads the United Democratic Forces (UDF), had announced her intention to run in the August 9 poll but saw her party's registration rejected....read more »
Rwandan police arrest three after Kigali grenade attack
Rwandan police have arrested three people in connection with a grenade explosion in the capital Kigali.
They are investigating if the blast may be connected to other explosions in the same area earlier this year....read more »
They are investigating if the blast may be connected to other explosions in the same area earlier this year....read more »
Grenade attack injures seven in Rwanda
Several people have been wounded in a grenade attack in the Rwandan capital, witnesses and officials say.
The blast in Kigali came just two days after President Paul Kagame was re-elected in a landslide win....read more »
The blast in Kigali came just two days after President Paul Kagame was re-elected in a landslide win....read more »
Rwanda grenade attack marks presidential win for Kagame
A grenade attack shook the Rwandan capital on Wednesday, wounding at least seven people as President Paul Kagame was declared winner of a much-criticised election devoid of real opposition....read more »
Kagame wins poll, grenade wounds 7
Incumbent Paul Kagame won 93 percent of the votes in Rwanda's presidential election, final results showed on Wednesday, after a campaign that critics said was marred by government repression....read more »
Grenade explodes in Rwanda capital days after vote
Category: General. Location: Rwanda. Source: Associated Press Posted by Justin Mensah on Thu, 12th Aug 2010.
A grenade exploded near a bus station in Rwanda's capital late Wednesday, wounding at least seven people in an attack that came two days after the country's presidential election, a police spokesman said....read more »
[Video] Kagame in landslide win
Category: General. Location: Rwanda. Source: Al Jazeera Posted by Justin Mensah on Thu, 12th Aug 2010.
Paul Kagame, Rwanda's incumbent president, has won a landslide victory in the country's second presidential election since the 1994 genocide.
Final provisional results released on Wednesday gave Kagame 93 per cent of the vote....read more »
Final provisional results released on Wednesday gave Kagame 93 per cent of the vote....read more »